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Originally Posted by PoorLurker
My next rabbit hole is how to taste... (like a chef)
I need to learn the foundations of cooking so I can tell when yogurt or ... should be added
I am about to message some chefs on Thumbtack and ask if they can develop some curriculum for me. Might be a bit odd as people probably just request a tutorial on how to cook a recipe. I am more of a Chopped chef kind of guy. Open the cabinet and see what I can make from presented ingredients.
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Pick up Salt Fat Acid Heat (book, not the Netflix show) - it’ll help you understand the concepts of the four major elements so you can get a feel for how to ad lib. They had it at Costco a while back, but you can find it plenty of other places too.